Words Containing D — Scrabble & Word Games

D appears in roughly 50% of English words — reflecting the fact that most English verbs can take a past-tense -ED ending. D is worth 2 points in Scrabble with 4 tiles in the bag, making it a common and moderately valuable tile.

D-containing plays are easy to make because of verb past-tense morphology. High-scoring D-words in Scrabble include DJINN, DAZZLE, DOZE, DZOS, DRIZZLY, DADAIST.

Strategic D placement matters for bingo extensions: if a board has a verb in its present form (RUN, MAKE, SEE), hooking a D for the past tense (RUNNED — invalid; MAKED — invalid; but SEED, READED — check rules) can generate valid words. Memorise which common English verbs take regular -ED past tense.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing D (500 of 75,486)

NEBUCHADNEZZARS41
QUIZZIFIED41
NEBUCHADNEZZAR40
BENZODIAZEPINES38
HYDROXYZINES38
VAJAZZLED38
BENZIMIDAZOLES37
BENZODIAZEPINE37
HYDROXYBUTYRATE37
HYDROXYZINE37
HYPERCIVILIZED37
HYPERCRITICIZED37
PHOTOOXIDIZING37
PSYCHOANALYZED37
PUZZLEHEADED37
SCHEMOZZLED37
SUBJECTIVIZED37
ZIGZAGGEDNESSES37
BEDAZZLEMENTS36
BENZIMIDAZOLE36
BUMFUZZLED36
DECITIZENIZING36
DIZZYINGLY36
HYPERIMMUNIZED36
METAPHYSICIZED36
MONOPHTHONGIZED36
OBJECTIVIZED36
PHOTOOXIDIZED36
VENTRILOQUIZED36
BEDAZZLEMENT35
DECITIZENIZED35
DEMYTHOLOGIZING35
DEOXYGENIZING35
DYSMORPHOPHOBIC35
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
HYPOMIXOLYDIAN35
HYSTERECTOMIZED35
ISOCARBOXAZIDS35
MOORBUZZARDS35
PHOTOOXIDIZES35
PODZOLIZATIONS35
QUIZZED35
SHLEMOZZLED35
THYMECTOMIZED35
ZIGZAGGEDNESS35
ZIZZLED35
ZYGODACTYLISMS35
AZIDOTHYMIDINES34
BLIZZARDLY34
CYCLOHEXIMIDES34
DECITIZENIZES34
DECONTEXTUALIZE34
DEHYDROGENIZING34
DEMYTHOLOGIZED34
DEMYTHOLOGIZERS34
DEOXYGENIZED34
DIPHTHONGIZING34
DRIZZLINGLY34
ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
HEXAMETRIZED34
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYAPATITES34
HYDROXYCITRIC34
HYDROXYLAPATITE34
HYDROXYPROLINES34
HYPERPOLARIZED34
ISOCARBOXAZID34
JICKAJOGGED34
LYMPHADENOPATHY34
MOORBUZZARD34
MORBIDEZZAS34
OOPHORECTOMIZED34
OVEREMPHASIZED34
OVERHOMOGENIZED34
PHOTOOXIDIZE34
PODZOLIZATION34
PSYCHOLOGIZED34
SHEMOZZLED34
SOMNILOQUIZED34
ZIZZED34
ZUGZWANGED34
ZYGODACTYLISM34
AZIDOTHYMIDINE33
BLACKJACKED33
BLIZZARDIEST33
BLIZZARDING33
BLIZZARDY33
BRACHYDACTYLISM33
BUZZWORDS33
CHLOROTHIAZIDES33
CONTEXTUALIZED33
CYCLOHEXIMIDE33
DAZZLINGLY33
DECITIZENIZE33
DEHYDROGENIZED33
DEHYPNOTIZATION33
DEMYTHOLOGIZER33
DEMYTHOLOGIZES33
DEOXYGENIZES33
DIAZOTIZATIONS33
DIPHTHONGIZED33
DYSMORPHOPHOBIA33
EMPYREUMATIZED33
EXCHEQUERED33
EXTEMPORIZED33
HAPHAZARDNESSES33
HEPATECTOMIZED33
HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD33
HUZZAHED33
HYDROLYZABLE33
HYDROLYZATIONS33
HYDROPHOBICITY33
HYDROXYAPATITE33
HYDROXYLAMINES33
HYDROXYPROLINE33
HYPERSENSITIZED33
HYPOTHESIZED33
HYPOTHETIZED33
JACKHAMMERED33
LARYNGECTOMIZED33
MATHEMATICIZED33
MORBIDEZZA33
NEPHRECTOMIZED33
PHAGOCYTIZED33
PHILOSOPHIZED33
PODZOLIZING33
POLYHYDROXY33
PUZZLEDLY33
PUZZLEDOMS33
QUADRUPLEXING33
REMYTHOLOGIZED33
SYCOPHANTIZED33
TAXIDERMIZING33
UNDEREMPHASIZED33
ZYGODACTYLIC33
ADENOHYPOPHYSES32
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS32
APOTHEGMATIZED32
BEDAZZLING32
BEMUZZLED32
BENZALDEHYDES32
BLIZZARDED32
BLIZZARDIER32
BRACHYDACTYLIC32
BRACHYDACTYLY32
BRACHYPINAKOIDS32
BUZZWORD32
CHLOROTHIAZIDE32
CHONDRICHTHYANS32
CITIZENIZED32
COLLOQUIZED32
COMMERCIALIZED32
COPOLYMERIZED32
DAZZLEMENTS32
DEHYDROGENIZES32
DEHYPNOTIZING32
DEMISEMIQUAVERS32
DEMYTHOLOGIZE32
DEOXIDIZATIONS32
DEOXYGENIZE32
DEPOLYMERIZING32
DESEXUALIZATION32
DEXAMPHETAMINES32
DIAZOTIZATION32
DICHLOROBENZENE32
DICHOTOMIZATION32
DIPHTHONGIZES32
EMBEZZLED32
ENHYPOSTATIZED32
EXCURSIONIZED32
HAEMODIALYZERS32
HAPHAZARDLY32
HAPHAZARDRY32
HAZARDIZES32
HOBBLEDEHOYDOMS32
HYBRIDIZABLE32
HYBRIDIZATIONS32
HYDROGENIZATION32
HYDROLYZATION32
HYDROPATHICALLY32
HYDROXYLAMINE32
HYPERBOLIZED32
HYPERTHYROIDISM32
HYPOSENSITIZED32
HYPOTHYROIDISMS32
JAZZED32
JEOPARDIZING32
MERCHANDIZINGS32
MEZZOTINTED32
MISEMPHASIZED32
OVERADVERTIZING32
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
PARCHMENTIZED32
PEROXIDIZING32
PHARMACODYNAMIC32
PHLEBOTOMIZED32
PHOSPHATIZED32
PHOSPHORIZED32
PODZOLIZED32
PSYCHODYNAMICS32
PUZZLEDOM32
QUADRISYLLABICS32
QUADRUPLEXED32
QUICKSILVERED32
QUICKSTEPPED32
QUINQUENNIADS32
QUODLIBETICALLY32
RESYNCHRONIZED32
SUPERFICIALIZED32
SYMPTOMATIZED32
TAXIDERMIZED32
TRANQUILLIZED32
UNDEREMPHASIZES32
UNDERPUBLICIZED32
UNHOUZZLED32
UNHYDROLYZED32
UNSYNCHRONIZED32
WHIZZED32
XERORADIOGRAPHY32
ZAMZAWED32
ZYGODACTYLOUS32
ACKNOWLEDGEABLY31
AUTOSCHEDIAZING31
BACKCHECKED31
BEDAZZLED31
BENZALDEHYDE31
BRACHYDACTYLIES31
BRACHYDACTYLOUS31
BRACHYPINAKOID31
CENTRIFUGALIZED31
CHALCEDONYXES31
CHIZZED31
CHONDRICHTHYAN31
CUCKOLDIZING31
DAZZLEMENT31
DECARBOXYLATING31
DECHRISTIANIZED31
DECOMMUNIZATION31
DEHYDROGENIZE31
DEHYPNOTIZED31
DEMISEMIQUAVER31
DEOXIDIZATION31
DEPOLYMERIZED31
DESEXUALIZING31
DEXAMPHETAMINE31
DIALYZABILITY31
DIAZOTIZING31
DICHOTOMIZING31
DIPHTHONGIZE31
DITHYRAMBICALLY31
DIZZYING31
EPIGRAMMATIZED31
EPOXIDIZING31
EQUIPONDERANCY31
HAEMODIALYZER31
HAPHAZARDNESS31
HAPHAZARDRIES31
HAZARDIZE31
HEMODIALYZERS31
HEMODYNAMICALLY31
HIGHJACKED31
HOBBLEDEHOYDOM31
HOBBLEDEHOYISH31
HOBBLEDEHOYISMS31
HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS31
HYBRIDIZATION31
HYDROEXTRACTORS31
HYDROGENIZING31
HYDROLYZATES31
HYDROLYZING31
HYDROMECHANICAL31
HYDROPEROXIDES31
HYDROPHILICITY31
HYDROXYLATING31
HYDROXYLATIONS31
HYDROZINCITES31
HYPEREXTENDING31
HYPHENIZED31
HYPNOIDIZING31
HYPOCHONDRIACAL31
HYPOCHONDRIASMS31
HYPOTHYROIDISM31
JACKKNIFED31
JEOPARDIZED31
LIQUIDIZING31
MACADAMIZATIONS31
MERCHANDIZING31
MYTHOLOGIZED31
NONCOMPUTERIZED31
OUTDAZZLING31
OVARIECTOMIZED31
OVERADVERTIZED31
OVERCIVILIZED31
OVERDRAMATIZING31
OXYGENIZED31
PEROXIDIZED31
PHENOMENALIZED31
PHONEMICIZED31
PINEALECTOMIZED31
PODZOLIZES31
PROVERBIALIZED31
PROVINCIALIZED31
PSYCHEDELICALLY31
PSYCHODELICALLY31
PSYCHODYNAMIC31
QUADRISYLLABIC31
QUADRIVALENCY31
QUADRUPLEXES31
QUARTERBACKED31
QUINQUENNIAD31
REJUVENIZED31
RESPECTABILIZED31
RHYTHMIZED31
SOLILOQUIZED31
SUPERCIVILIZED31
SUPERHUMANIZED31
SYMPATHIZED31
SYNECDOCHICALLY31
TAXIDERMIZES31
TRANQUILIZED31
TZADDIQIM31
UNCIVILIZEDLY31
UNDEREMPHASIZE31
WHILLYWHAWED31
ZIGZAGGED31
ADVERBIALIZING30
APOSTROPHIZED30
APPROPINQUATED30
AUTOSCHEDIAZED30
AXIOMATIZED30
BEDAZZLES30
BIOGRAPHIZED30
BLIZZARDS30
BODYCHECKING30
BOWDLERIZATIONS30
BREATHALYZED30
BURDIZZOS30
CARDIOMYOPATHY30
CHARACTERIZED30
CHEQUERBOARDS30
CHLORHEXIDINES30
COLLECTIVIZED30
COMMODITIZING30
CONCEPTUALIZED30
CONVEYORIZED30
CRYPTORCHIDISMS30
CUCKOLDIZED30
CYBERCHONDRIACS30
DECARBOXYLATED30
DECARBOXYLATION30
DECHRISTIANIZES30
DECOMMUNIZING30
DECRIMINALIZING30
DEFEMINIZATIONS30
DEHUMANIZATIONS30
DEHYPNOTIZES30
DEMORALIZINGLY30
DENAZIFICATIONS30
DEOXIDIZING30
DEPOLYMERIZES30
DESEXUALIZED30
DESULPHURIZING30
DIALYZABILITIES30
DIAZOTIZED30
DICHOTOMIZED30
DIPHENHYDRAMINE30
DISHARMONIZING30
DISQUALIFYING30
DIZZINESSES30
DOCUMENTARIZING30
DOLICHOCEPHALIC30
DOLICHOCEPHALY30
DOXYCYCLINES30
EPOXIDIZED30
EXCOMMUNICATED30
EXTRAJUDICIAL30
FRAZZLED30
FRIZZLED30
GONADECTOMIZED30
GRAMMATICIZED30
HANDKERCHIEVES30
HEAVYHEARTEDLY30
HEMODIALYZER30
HEXADACTYLIC30
HEXAHYDRATED30
HIERARCHIZED30
HOBBLEDEHOYISM30
HYBRIDIZING30
HYDROCEPHALICS30
HYDROCRACKINGS30
HYDRODYNAMICIST30
HYDROEXTRACTOR30
HYDROGENIZED30
HYDROLYZATE30
HYDROLYZED30
HYDROLYZERS30
HYDROMECHANICS30
HYDROPEROXIDE30
HYDROTHORAXES30
HYDROXYLATED30
HYDROXYLATION30
HYDROZINCITE30
HYPEREXCITED30
HYPEREXTENDED30
HYPNOIDIZED30
HYPOCHONDRIACS30
HYPOCHONDRIASM30
HYPODERMICALLY30
HYPOSTASIZED30
HYPOSTATIZED30
ICHTHYODORYLITE30
INDIVIDUALIZING30
JEOPARDIZES30
JUMBOIZED30
LEUKODYSTROPHY30
LEXICALIZED30
LIQUIDIZED30
LIQUIDIZERS30
MACADAMIZATION30
MANGOLDWURZELS30
MAXIMIZED30
MELODRAMATIZING30
MERCHANDIZED30
MERCHANDIZERS30
MITHRIDATIZING30
MONOHYDROXY30
MYOCARDIOPATHY30
MYTHICIZED30
NAPHTHALIZED30
NONHOSPITALIZED30
NONOXIDIZING30
OCCIDENTALIZING30
OUTDAZZLED30
OVERADVERTIZES30
OVERBEJEWELLED30
OVERCENTRALIZED30
OVERDRAMATIZED30
OVERFERTILIZED30
OVERGLAMORIZED30
OXYHYDROGENS30
PACHYDACTYLOUS30
PADDYWHACKS30
PAROCHIALIZED30
PEROXIDIZES30
PHOTOOXIDATIVE30
PHOTOSENSITIZED30
PODZOLIZE30
PROPAGANDIZING30
PSYCHOBABBLED30
QUADRAPHONICS30
QUADRIPHONICS30
QUADRISYLLABLES30
QUADRIVALENCIES30
QUADROPHONICS30
QUADRUPLICATING30
QUADRUPLICITY30
QUARTERDECKERS30
REACCLIMATIZED30
READVERTIZEMENT30
REHYPNOTIZED30
REPUBLICANIZED30
SEMICARBAZIDES30
SEMICIVILIZED30
SESQUISULPHIDES30
SJAMBOKKED30
SKYJACKED30
SPHEROIDIZATION30
SPLENECTOMIZED30
SUBSPECIALIZED30
SWIZZLED30
SYNCHRONIZED30
TAXIDERMIZE30
TECHNICALIZED30
THEOSOPHIZED30
TRICHOTOMIZED30
TWIZZLED30
UNACCLIMATIZED30
UNBRIZZED30
UNCHRISTIANIZED30
UNCIVILIZEDNESS30
UNCOMPUTERIZED30
UNDAZZLING30
UNMACADAMIZED30
UNMUZZLED30
UNPREJUDICEDLY30
UNPUZZLED30
UNQUANTIZED30
UNSYMMETRIZED30
VAGABONDIZING30
ZYGODACTYLS30
ACHROMATIZED29
ACKNOWLEDGEDLY29
ADVERBIALIZED29
ADVERTIZEMENTS29
AGGRANDIZEMENTS29
ALPHABETIZED29
AMBIDEXTROUSLY29
ANAGRAMMATIZED29
ANTIDAZZLE29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many dictionary words include D?

We count 75,486 words containing D somewhere — roughly 21.0% of the dictionary. That matches D’s overall text-frequency of 4.3% (ranked 10th).

Best Scrabble play that uses D?

Our winner is NEBUCHADNEZZARS at 41 points before any bonuses. Placing it on a premium square compounds the score. Each D tile is worth 2 points.

How should I practice with this list?

Scan the top of the list for high-scoring short words you can place on premium squares (triple-letter or double-letter). For bingo play, look at longer words that match your rack’s letter composition. D is a common letter; focus on words where D pairs with high-value tiles like Q, Z, J, X for maximum scoring.